Udita Goswami

Date of Birth
2 September 1984, Dehra Dun, Uttarkhand, India

Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)

Mini Biography
Virgoan Udita was born in Dehra Dun, India on September 2, 1984. Her parents are from the North-Eastern State of Assam. Dehra Dun is the capital of Uttarkhand, nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. She comes from a very traditional and conservative family, and studied in D.A.V. Public School until the 8th standard.

Always wanting to be part of showbiz, she was not quite happy with her life in Dehra Dun. When she proposed to leave town for Bombay, her parents initially opposed, but subsequently let her have her own way.

She soon started modeling for Nokia, Star Movies, Pepsi and Titan watches.

In 2003 Bollywood actress turned film-maker, Pooja Bhatt offered her a role in Paap, which failed to make any impact at the box office, but did get stunningly beautiful Udita noticed, so much so that she got an offer to act in Zeher - a movie that made her famous virtually overnight.

She has subsequently appeared in Aksar; has a special appearance in Dil Diya Hai; has appeared in a music video by Ahmed Patel titled 'Kya Khoob Lagti Ho' opposite Upen Patel.

She has also been involved in political awareness & has done a show for the Sick Kids Foundation. She was award presenter in 2004 for the 49th Filmfare Awards in 2003.

Udita is currently reviewing all offers that are coming her way and is open to acting in commercial movies - if she likes the role.

IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Trivia
Is a model turned actress.

She's a member of Save Our Stray and PETA (India).


Personal Quotes
"One never knows what destiny has in store. I always knew I wanted to be in the glamour industry. I did well as a model and now I hope all works for me as an actress".

About her debut film Paap (2004): "I didn't want to make a debut in a film seeing which the audience would say, 'Oh, just another model, who's come and gone.' I needed people to sit up and take notice of me."

I am basically from Dehradun, MTV spotted my pictures (not a portfolio) and I was the winner of MTV model Mission 2. That's how I got my commercial break. But someone who spotted me was this fashion photographer called Anand Seth and I did my first fashion feature with him. Two years later I wanted to leave it (modelling) when I was still in demand and the movie offer was to good for me to say no.